Southeastern Connecticut Television

Analysis

Southeastern Connecticut Television is a registered charity in United States, based in Groton, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Southeastern Connecticut Television reported income of $542k and spending of $535k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $191k to $542k (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southeastern Connecticut Television sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio & Erie Canal Association ($542k), Reservoir Engineering Research Institute ($542k) and Hana Arts ($542k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $205k. It paid $940 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $243k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $232k.